The victim backed the truck he was driving to the edge of the overburden dumpsite and started to raise the truck's bed to dump a load of material. The bank failed and the truck overturned falling 30 feet below. The victim died in route to the hospital.
South Sterling QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 16
- Years on record
- 2000–2017
- Latest incident
- Aug 2017
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
15 on file (excluding fatalities above)2017 · 1 incident
2012 · 1 incident
While cutting a conveyor belt, employee suffered a laceration to his right forearm.
2007 · 2 incidents
Employee pulled his lower back while shoveling under conveyor.
Employee pinched his ring finger on his left hand in window mechanism of the door.
2005 · 2 incidents
Operator slipped while getting off track of D9 dozer and hit back on the track.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF STEEL WITH A CUTTING TORCH. WIND GUST BLEW A SPARK INTO EE'S OPEN MOUTH & CAUSED A BURN.
2004 · 1 incident
Inthe process of shutting down the screening plant, a rock rolled down the conveyer and over the skirt boards and struck the operator on the side of his head.
2003 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING NEAR THE CRUSHING PLANT WHEN A STONE FELL FROM THE PLANT AND STRUCK HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EE SLIPPED AND LOST BALANCE WHILE SERVICING CRUSHER. GRABBED ONTO CRUSHER AND PULLED SHOULDER.
EE WAS REPLACING CUTTING EDGE ON SKID STEER LOADER BUCKET. WHILE REMOVING BOLT THE SHARP EDGE OF BOLT CUT HIS FINGER.
WINDY DAY SOMETHING BLEW INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
2002 · 1 incident
EE SLIPPED BACKWARDS WHILE SERVICING MACHINE. AS FALLING BACKWARDS CAUGHT HIS BALANCE & PULLED BACK MUSCLES.
2001 · 2 incidents
PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN V-BELT AND PULLEY ON SAND SCREW DRIVE.
EE PINCHED FINGERS BETWEEN GRIZZLY BARS ON PRIMARY FEEDER DURING REPLACEMENT.
2000 · 1 incident
REPLACING FLOOR IN TRUCK BODY REACTION TO WELDING FUMES.